Economic Development — Accelerator for America

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data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1653671539200-AKPSXCZ6AQ3DLC45RV8R/GettyImages-945853312.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1653671539200-AKPSXCZ6AQ3DLC45RV8R/GettyImages-945853312.jpg" data-image-dimensions="612x408" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="GettyImages-945853312.jpg" data-load="false" alt="" /> </figure> </section> <main class="Main Main--page" > <section class="Main-content" data-content-field="main-content"> <div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-type="page" data-updated-on="1723223439686" id="page-6581f87e92a94a0918521f89"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-ca910d81a1f3126c517b"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">What we do</h2><h3 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">AFA actively engages with local communities across the country to advance opportunity, equity, and economic growth through technical assistance and by developing and sharing models, tools, partnerships, and thought leadership.</h3> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-7a57aca5dde4b5e14f2f"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_59837"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">CURRENT INITIATIVES</h2> </div> </div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723041197372_54781"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-10 span-10"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723041197372_46891"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-collage combination-animation-reveal individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-left " data-scrolled data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" > <div class="intrinsic"> <div class=" image-inset" data-animation-role="image" data-description="" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element content-fit " style=" position: relative; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/89e912f5-a4bb-41c9-adf6-99604fb07f21/NHCTF_logo_v_color+%281%29.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/89e912f5-a4bb-41c9-adf6-99604fb07f21/NHCTF_logo_v_color+%281%29.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1239x801" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/89e912f5-a4bb-41c9-adf6-99604fb07f21/NHCTF_logo_v_color+%281%29.jpg" width="1239" height="801" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 83.33333333333334vw, 83.33333333333334vw" style="display:block;object-fit: contain;" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/89e912f5-a4bb-41c9-adf6-99604fb07f21/NHCTF_logo_v_color+%281%29.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/89e912f5-a4bb-41c9-adf6-99604fb07f21/NHCTF_logo_v_color+%281%29.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/89e912f5-a4bb-41c9-adf6-99604fb07f21/NHCTF_logo_v_color+%281%29.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/89e912f5-a4bb-41c9-adf6-99604fb07f21/NHCTF_logo_v_color+%281%29.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/89e912f5-a4bb-41c9-adf6-99604fb07f21/NHCTF_logo_v_color+%281%29.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/89e912f5-a4bb-41c9-adf6-99604fb07f21/NHCTF_logo_v_color+%281%29.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/89e912f5-a4bb-41c9-adf6-99604fb07f21/NHCTF_logo_v_color+%281%29.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </div> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Addressing America’s Housing Crisis</p></div></div> <div class="image-subtitle-wrapper"><div class="image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A coalition of ambitious leaders and practitioners has formed the National Housing Crisis Task Force to identify and scale the most promising innovations in housing production and preservation. The Task Force focuses on five key segments of housing interventions: land, construction, capital, regulation, and delivery. By holistically evaluating these areas, the Task Force aims to ensure a brighter future for America’s housing.</p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723041197372_51002"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723041197372_71780"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Founded by Accelerator for America and our partners at the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University, the bi-partisan National Housing Crisis Task Force is co-chaired by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah, Mayor Justin Bibb of Cleveland, Mayor Andre Dickens of Atlanta, and Susan Thomas, President of the Fifth Third Community Development Corporation. It comprises 28 government, non-profit, and business leaders who will bring the most promising innovations in housing production, preservation, and finance to communities across the country. Its first report will be delivered in November to inform the next Presidential Administration.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block button-block sqs-block-button" data-block-type="53" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723041197372_88098"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center" data-animation-role="button" data-alignment="center" data-button-size="small" data-button-type="tertiary" > <a href="https://www.nationalhousingcrisis.org" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" target="_blank" > Learn more about The Task Force </a> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723041197372_45997"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723223194517_35395"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-10 span-10"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723223194517_21670"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-collage combination-animation-reveal individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-right " data-scrolled data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" > <div class="intrinsic"> <div class=" image-inset" data-animation-role="image" data-description="" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element content-fit " style=" position: relative; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1e431b4f-fe1a-45a6-82a5-63ca06854a3b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-09+at+08.50.37.jpeg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1e431b4f-fe1a-45a6-82a5-63ca06854a3b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-09+at+08.50.37.jpeg" data-image-dimensions="1600x1200" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1e431b4f-fe1a-45a6-82a5-63ca06854a3b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-09+at+08.50.37.jpeg" width="1600" height="1200" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 83.33333333333334vw, 83.33333333333334vw" style="display:block;object-fit: contain;" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1e431b4f-fe1a-45a6-82a5-63ca06854a3b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-09+at+08.50.37.jpeg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1e431b4f-fe1a-45a6-82a5-63ca06854a3b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-09+at+08.50.37.jpeg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1e431b4f-fe1a-45a6-82a5-63ca06854a3b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-09+at+08.50.37.jpeg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1e431b4f-fe1a-45a6-82a5-63ca06854a3b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-09+at+08.50.37.jpeg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1e431b4f-fe1a-45a6-82a5-63ca06854a3b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-09+at+08.50.37.jpeg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1e431b4f-fe1a-45a6-82a5-63ca06854a3b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-09+at+08.50.37.jpeg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/1e431b4f-fe1a-45a6-82a5-63ca06854a3b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-09+at+08.50.37.jpeg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </div> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Economic & Community Development Practitioners’ Network (ECDPN)</p></div></div> <div class="image-subtitle-wrapper"><div class="image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Mayors work with a broad network of economic and community development professionals who are critical to the success of a city’s agenda to advance economic mobility. AFA’s ECDPN provides a growing network of more than <strong>500 of these professionals across over 80 communities</strong> with access to national experts, direct technical assistance, and a cohort of peers who exchange data driven insights and promising solutions. Monthly convenings have included deep dives into small business growth, affordable housing, and key federal investment opportunities including the IRA, Build America Bureau, and CHIPS.</p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723223194517_31082"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723041197372_31367"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_69352"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-10 span-10"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_55565"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-collage combination-animation-reveal individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-left " data-scrolled data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" > <div class="intrinsic"> <div class=" image-inset" data-animation-role="image" data-description="" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element content-fit " style=" position: relative; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/5bb31507-01c1-46d3-82f4-5b9d35c56dce/AFA-Tolemi-Partnership-Graphic_IG.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/5bb31507-01c1-46d3-82f4-5b9d35c56dce/AFA-Tolemi-Partnership-Graphic_IG.jpg" data-image-dimensions="538x538" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/5bb31507-01c1-46d3-82f4-5b9d35c56dce/AFA-Tolemi-Partnership-Graphic_IG.jpg" width="538" height="538" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 83.33333333333334vw, 83.33333333333334vw" style="display:block;object-fit: contain;" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/5bb31507-01c1-46d3-82f4-5b9d35c56dce/AFA-Tolemi-Partnership-Graphic_IG.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/5bb31507-01c1-46d3-82f4-5b9d35c56dce/AFA-Tolemi-Partnership-Graphic_IG.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/5bb31507-01c1-46d3-82f4-5b9d35c56dce/AFA-Tolemi-Partnership-Graphic_IG.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/5bb31507-01c1-46d3-82f4-5b9d35c56dce/AFA-Tolemi-Partnership-Graphic_IG.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/5bb31507-01c1-46d3-82f4-5b9d35c56dce/AFA-Tolemi-Partnership-Graphic_IG.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/5bb31507-01c1-46d3-82f4-5b9d35c56dce/AFA-Tolemi-Partnership-Graphic_IG.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/5bb31507-01c1-46d3-82f4-5b9d35c56dce/AFA-Tolemi-Partnership-Graphic_IG.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </div> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Data for Housing Solutions</p></div></div> <div class="image-subtitle-wrapper"><div class="image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Launched as a Commitment to Action through the Clinton Global Initiative, Data for Housing Solutions is a collaboration between <strong>AFA and Tolemi</strong>, a government technology firm, that leverages a sophisticated data analysis tool and peer learning to provide insights into local real estate markets. An initial cohort of 17 cities is using those insights to help preserve and build affordable housing, keep families in their homes, combat predatory real estate investors, and ensure publicly-owned real estate is utilized for the greatest community benefit. </p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_65853"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723041197372_27473"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class=" image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-reveal individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none " data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" > <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " style="max-width:169px;" > <div class="image-block-wrapper" data-animation-role="image" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; padding-bottom:21.893491744995117%; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); " > <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/4217078f-2af1-4dd0-bd42-820012142fb0/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.36.18+AM.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/4217078f-2af1-4dd0-bd42-820012142fb0/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.36.18+AM.png" data-image-dimensions="169x37" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/4217078f-2af1-4dd0-bd42-820012142fb0/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.36.18+AM.png" width="169" height="37" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/4217078f-2af1-4dd0-bd42-820012142fb0/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.36.18+AM.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/4217078f-2af1-4dd0-bd42-820012142fb0/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.36.18+AM.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/4217078f-2af1-4dd0-bd42-820012142fb0/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.36.18+AM.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/4217078f-2af1-4dd0-bd42-820012142fb0/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.36.18+AM.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/4217078f-2af1-4dd0-bd42-820012142fb0/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.36.18+AM.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/4217078f-2af1-4dd0-bd42-820012142fb0/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.36.18+AM.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/4217078f-2af1-4dd0-bd42-820012142fb0/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.36.18+AM.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-14deb7da83576c021a7b"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723042397398_87160"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-10 span-10"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723042397398_76806"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-collage combination-animation-reveal individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-right " data-scrolled data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" > <div class="intrinsic"> <div class=" image-inset" data-animation-role="image" data-description="" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element content-fit " style=" position: relative; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/520574b4-9046-4152-9df4-87a779a329b8/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.46.40+AM.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/520574b4-9046-4152-9df4-87a779a329b8/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.46.40+AM.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1872x1287" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/520574b4-9046-4152-9df4-87a779a329b8/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.46.40+AM.jpg" width="1872" height="1287" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 83.33333333333334vw, 83.33333333333334vw" style="display:block;object-fit: contain;" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/520574b4-9046-4152-9df4-87a779a329b8/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.46.40+AM.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/520574b4-9046-4152-9df4-87a779a329b8/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.46.40+AM.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/520574b4-9046-4152-9df4-87a779a329b8/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.46.40+AM.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/520574b4-9046-4152-9df4-87a779a329b8/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.46.40+AM.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/520574b4-9046-4152-9df4-87a779a329b8/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.46.40+AM.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/520574b4-9046-4152-9df4-87a779a329b8/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.46.40+AM.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/520574b4-9046-4152-9df4-87a779a329b8/Screenshot+2024-08-07+at+9.46.40+AM.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </div> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Smart City Accelerator</p></div></div> <div class="image-subtitle-wrapper"><div class="image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>AFA and Honeywell’s</strong> Smart City Accelerator helps cities develop Smart City Strategic Plans and prepare federal grant applications for high priority projects. Five cities’ applications are pending, with Louisville having already secured a $2 million grant from USDOT through this initiative. </p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723042397398_82868"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-82ed4a3cff2565adfb39"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723043403807_401121"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-11 span-11"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_189862"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">PLACE BASED INITIATIVES</h2> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723042397398_165568"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-2 span-2"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_121020"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class=" image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-none individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none " data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" > <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " style="max-width:812px;" > <a class=" sqs-block-image-link " href="https://www.economicjusticestl.org/_files/ugd/c548d2_70d089feed0a453897192676691969f5.pdf" target="_blank" > <div class="image-block-wrapper" data-animation-role="image" > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; padding-bottom:129.80294799804688%; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); " > <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/be448b8a-9d5c-4479-a705-eb7e959f90ea/Screenshot+2023-12-19+at+2.28.34+PM.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/be448b8a-9d5c-4479-a705-eb7e959f90ea/Screenshot+2023-12-19+at+2.28.34+PM.png" data-image-dimensions="812x1054" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/be448b8a-9d5c-4479-a705-eb7e959f90ea/Screenshot+2023-12-19+at+2.28.34+PM.png" width="812" height="1054" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 16.666666666666664vw, 16.666666666666664vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/be448b8a-9d5c-4479-a705-eb7e959f90ea/Screenshot+2023-12-19+at+2.28.34+PM.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/be448b8a-9d5c-4479-a705-eb7e959f90ea/Screenshot+2023-12-19+at+2.28.34+PM.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/be448b8a-9d5c-4479-a705-eb7e959f90ea/Screenshot+2023-12-19+at+2.28.34+PM.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/be448b8a-9d5c-4479-a705-eb7e959f90ea/Screenshot+2023-12-19+at+2.28.34+PM.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/be448b8a-9d5c-4479-a705-eb7e959f90ea/Screenshot+2023-12-19+at+2.28.34+PM.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/be448b8a-9d5c-4479-a705-eb7e959f90ea/Screenshot+2023-12-19+at+2.28.34+PM.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/be448b8a-9d5c-4479-a705-eb7e959f90ea/Screenshot+2023-12-19+at+2.28.34+PM.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> </div> </div> </a> </figure> </div> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-8 span-8"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_116906"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">ST. LOUIS ECONOMIC JUSTICE ACCELERATOR</h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">AFA works with the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) and the St. Louis Community Foundation to implement the economic justice vision set by Mayor Tishuara O. Jones and the St. Louis community. AFA supports SLDC with access to capital and technical expertise to attract new investment and create more equitable opportunity.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block quote-block sqs-block-quote null" data-block-type="31" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_174975"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class="block-animation-fade-in"> <blockquote data-animation-role="quote" data-animation-override> <span>“</span>The efforts and leadership of Accelerator for America is incredible and I am thankful for their partnership. AFA’s ability to convene and elevate best practices across the country provides valuable learning opportunities for cities to utilize their resources more effectively, which is exemplified through their support of the Economic Justice Accelerator program.<span>”</span> </blockquote> <figcaption class="source">— Neal Richardson, SLDC</figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_133455"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723043403807_70996"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-2 span-2"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723042397398_122464"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class=" image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-none individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none " data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" > <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " style="max-width:1007px;" > <div class="image-block-wrapper" data-animation-role="image" > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; padding-bottom:114.39920806884766%; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); " > <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/667bbc2c-c0b0-40e3-8eed-744b6750fca0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-07+at+10.11.25.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/667bbc2c-c0b0-40e3-8eed-744b6750fca0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-07+at+10.11.25.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1007x1152" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/667bbc2c-c0b0-40e3-8eed-744b6750fca0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-07+at+10.11.25.jpg" width="1007" height="1152" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 16.666666666666664vw, 16.666666666666664vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/667bbc2c-c0b0-40e3-8eed-744b6750fca0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-07+at+10.11.25.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/667bbc2c-c0b0-40e3-8eed-744b6750fca0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-07+at+10.11.25.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/667bbc2c-c0b0-40e3-8eed-744b6750fca0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-07+at+10.11.25.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/667bbc2c-c0b0-40e3-8eed-744b6750fca0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-07+at+10.11.25.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/667bbc2c-c0b0-40e3-8eed-744b6750fca0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-07+at+10.11.25.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/667bbc2c-c0b0-40e3-8eed-744b6750fca0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-07+at+10.11.25.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/667bbc2c-c0b0-40e3-8eed-744b6750fca0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-08-07+at+10.11.25.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-8 span-8"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_194804"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">California Initiatives</h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">AFA provides eight California communities with technical assistance and capacity building to leverage federal infrastructure funding to build more resilient economies and inclusive workforce development opportunities. AFA also helps match infrastructure and economic development priorities with IIJA/BIL and IRA funding opportunities by working with cities and CBOs on grant applications and capacity building.</p> </div> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723042397398_171806"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723043403807_79984"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-2 span-2"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723042397398_132776"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class=" image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-none individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none " data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" > <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " style="max-width:600px;" > <div class="image-block-wrapper" data-animation-role="image" > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; padding-bottom:61.5%; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); " > <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/dac53441-5244-4189-8050-a9563ece954e/Tech+Hubs+Picture+%281%29.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/dac53441-5244-4189-8050-a9563ece954e/Tech+Hubs+Picture+%281%29.png" data-image-dimensions="600x369" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/dac53441-5244-4189-8050-a9563ece954e/Tech+Hubs+Picture+%281%29.png" width="600" height="369" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 16.666666666666664vw, 16.666666666666664vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/dac53441-5244-4189-8050-a9563ece954e/Tech+Hubs+Picture+%281%29.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/dac53441-5244-4189-8050-a9563ece954e/Tech+Hubs+Picture+%281%29.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/dac53441-5244-4189-8050-a9563ece954e/Tech+Hubs+Picture+%281%29.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/dac53441-5244-4189-8050-a9563ece954e/Tech+Hubs+Picture+%281%29.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/dac53441-5244-4189-8050-a9563ece954e/Tech+Hubs+Picture+%281%29.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/dac53441-5244-4189-8050-a9563ece954e/Tech+Hubs+Picture+%281%29.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/dac53441-5244-4189-8050-a9563ece954e/Tech+Hubs+Picture+%281%29.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-8 span-8"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_201099"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Kansas City Regional Accelerator </h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">AFA provides technical assistance and capacity building to the Office of Mayor Quinton Lucas and regional partners in securing federal funding to promote equitable workforce, economic development, and infrastructure policy. AFA’s work facilitated a new partnership with USDOT’s Build America Bureau and helped secure the region’s successful EDA Tech Hubs Designation. AFA also assisted with applications to Bloomberg Philanthropies Sustainable Cities and IEDC/EDA’s Economic Recovery Corps programs.</p> </div> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-1 span-1"><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer" data-aspect-ratio="77.10843373493977" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723042397398_178230"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1703016697170_208821"><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr /></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723043403807_87243"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h2 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Recent Publications</h2> </div> </div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-2 span-2"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723043403807_102207"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-poster combination-animation-reveal individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-left image-linked " data-scrolled data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" > <div class="intrinsic"> <a href="https://www.acceleratorforamerica.org/news/how-communities-can-achieve-climate-resilience-and-affordable-housing-goals" target="_blank" class=" sqs-block-image-link image-inset" data-animation-role="image" data-description="" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element content-fill has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); padding-bottom:100%; "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/8d4e0ff6-e4d6-4471-82ee-50f76cd3d1b8/iStock-1952366943.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/8d4e0ff6-e4d6-4471-82ee-50f76cd3d1b8/iStock-1952366943.jpg" data-image-dimensions="665x665" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/8d4e0ff6-e4d6-4471-82ee-50f76cd3d1b8/iStock-1952366943.jpg" width="665" height="665" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/8d4e0ff6-e4d6-4471-82ee-50f76cd3d1b8/iStock-1952366943.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/8d4e0ff6-e4d6-4471-82ee-50f76cd3d1b8/iStock-1952366943.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/8d4e0ff6-e4d6-4471-82ee-50f76cd3d1b8/iStock-1952366943.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/8d4e0ff6-e4d6-4471-82ee-50f76cd3d1b8/iStock-1952366943.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/8d4e0ff6-e4d6-4471-82ee-50f76cd3d1b8/iStock-1952366943.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/8d4e0ff6-e4d6-4471-82ee-50f76cd3d1b8/iStock-1952366943.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/8d4e0ff6-e4d6-4471-82ee-50f76cd3d1b8/iStock-1952366943.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> </div> </a> </div> <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container"> <div class="image-title-wrapper"><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" data-animation-override ><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>HOW COMMUNITIES CAN ACHIEVE CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS</strong></p></div></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-2 span-2"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1723043403807_142313"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-poster combination-animation-reveal individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-left image-linked " data-scrolled data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" > <div class="intrinsic"> <a href="https://www.acceleratorforamerica.org/news/equitable-entrepreneurial-ecosystems-lessons-from-the-field" target="_blank" class=" sqs-block-image-link image-inset" data-animation-role="image" data-description="" data-animation-override > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element content-fill has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); padding-bottom:100%; "> <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/44bcfb63-ec0a-4d2e-8980-b2215a84d17a/AdobeStock_58389677%2B%281%29.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/44bcfb63-ec0a-4d2e-8980-b2215a84d17a/AdobeStock_58389677%2B%281%29.jpg" data-image-dimensions="739x739" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/44bcfb63-ec0a-4d2e-8980-b2215a84d17a/AdobeStock_58389677%2B%281%29.jpg" width="739" height="739" alt="" sizes="100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/44bcfb63-ec0a-4d2e-8980-b2215a84d17a/AdobeStock_58389677%2B%281%29.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/44bcfb63-ec0a-4d2e-8980-b2215a84d17a/AdobeStock_58389677%2B%281%29.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/44bcfb63-ec0a-4d2e-8980-b2215a84d17a/AdobeStock_58389677%2B%281%29.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9f9365f67b454b1ce2dc2f/44bcfb63-ec0a-4d2e-8980-b2215a84d17a/AdobeStock_58389677%2B%281%29.jpg?format=750w 750w, 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